Attorney Recruiting Assistant

Eversheds Sutherland; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP seeks an Attorney Recruiting Assistant to provide administrative, logistical, and data-driven support across student recruitment, the summer program, and lateral hiring. You will help manage interviews, communications, and records in the recruiting database, ensuring a smooth candidate experience in a fast-paced professional services environment.

The role requires strong organization, discretion, and the ability to coordinate multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in administrative, recruiting, data coordination, or professional services support.
• Strong organizational skills and high accuracy in data reporting.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with data, reports, and spreadsheets for recruiting analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and logistical support for student recruitment activities, including on-campus interviews, resume collections, interview scheduling, and candidate communications.
• Coordinate and support the summer associate program logistics and evaluations.
• Maintain accurate records of candidates, evaluations, and program participation in recruiting databases.
• Support post-season evaluations by compiling feedback and key metrics.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and logistics for lateral candidates; prepare interview materials and collect feedback.
• Assist with offers and onboarding documentation and notifications.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc recruiting reports and dashboards; analyze pipeline activity and program participation.

Skills

Administrative support

Recruiting coordination

Data reporting & analysis

Verbal & written communication

Microsoft Office

Multitasking

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Attorney Recruiting Assistant to join our team at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. In this role, you will provide administrative, analytical, and operational support across student recruitment, the summer associate program, lateral associate hiring, and special recruiting projects. The Attorney Recruiting Assistant will support a seamless candidate experience and data-informed execution of recruiting initiatives.

This position requires strong organizational skills, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced professional services environment. The primary responsibilities, qualifications, and capabilities for this role include the following:

Student Recruitment & Summer Associate Program Support

• Provide administrative and logistical support for student recruitment activities, including on-campus interviews, resume collections, interview scheduling, and candidate communications.
• Assist with coordination and execution of the summer associate program, including orientation materials, event logistics, tracking participation, and supporting program evaluations.
• Maintain accurate records of student candidates, interview evaluations, and summer program participation in the recruiting database and tracker.
• Support post-season and post-program evaluations by compiling feedback, survey results, and key metrics.
• Support communications with law schools, career services offices, and student candidates as directed by the recruiting team.

Lateral Associate Recruitment Support

• Coordinate interview scheduling and logistics for lateral associate candidates, including interviewers, meeting rooms, and virtual interview details.
• Prepare and distribute interview materials and collect interviewer feedback.
• Assist with candidate communications throughout the interview process, including scheduling, follow-up, and status updates.
• Support offer and onboarding processes by coordinating documentation and internal notifications.

Administrative, Operations, Data Reporting & Special Projects

• Provide general administrative support to the Attorney Recruiting team, including scheduling meetings, maintaining calendars, and coordinating logistics.
• Maintain recruiting trackers, templates, and documentation to support consistent and efficient processes.
• Assist with recruiting-related invoices, expense tracking, and vendor coordination.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc recruiting reports and dashboards, including pipeline activity, interview volume, offer status, and program participation.
• Assist with data analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in recruiting processes and outcomes.

Qualifications & Capabilities

• 3+ years of administrative, recruiting, data coordination, or professional services support experience preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail, particularly with data accuracy and reporting.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working with data, reports, and spreadsheets to support recruiting analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

This is a hybrid role and will require on-site presence 3 days per week. The salary ranges for this position vary depending on the geographic location and other factors such as experience, internal equity, market data, and job-related considerations. The range for this position is from $60,000 - $75,000, with offers contingent upon the various factors. The firm’s compensation strategy includes not just a base salary but also comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, paid time off, discretionary merit bonuses, life and disability insurance, retirement plans and tailored learning opportunities.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our Firm and in the larger legal profession. We believe that diverse skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger firm. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP maintains a policy of affording all employees and applicants equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression or transgender status), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, amnesty, citizenship status, ethnicity, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation will not be tolerated in any of the Firm’s offices or any other work-related setting. Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a position or to enable them to perform the essential functions of a position for which they are otherwise qualified. EEO.